Question

A 170 ball on a 60--long string is swung in
avertical circle about a point 200 above the floor.
Thetension in the string when the ball is at the very bottom of
thecircle is 6.6 . At the very bottom of the circle, a very
sharpknife is suddenly inserted to cut the string directly below
thepoint of support.

How far to the right of where the string
wascut does the ball hit the floor?